The protest mentality playing out right now
I admit I have not given much of my time paying attention to the anti-Trump protests. But in those few pictures I've happened across, it looks like the age group is mostly 40 or younger.
That would speak volumes to me as a Boomer. This is the age of the 'everyone gets an award' and 'make everyone a winner' mentality. I can cite many personal examples of those who, despite their training in these matters, do in fact 'get it'. Others have, instead, become programmed to believe that there are no losers! This group is the ones I'm speaking about.
Then they enter real life, and it comes on them like a speeding train. Guess what. The real world has winners and losers! When this group is forced to actually face this reality, many have been given no training to cope with the situation. So all they can think of to do is get mad at something. Become the victim. Create havoc. Destroy something. Lash out at society. Do everything possible to show that you are a upset. Don't accept what has happened. And, sadly enough, many of them are not really sure of just what it is that they even want!
There are, unfortunately, enough people whose philosophical goal is to destabilize this fine country, and who see this as an opportunity to capitalize on this mentality. They 'feed the flame' so that they get the media attention to this 'injustice'. (I think the media is as much to blame as anyone, but that's for another day) They pay people to disrupt businesses and neighborhoods so that the 'normal' citizen is inconvenienced or even injured in the process.
How sad that this is going on in our country. Oh, that everyone would see that there is room for more than one opinion, more than one voice to be heard. And, yes, someone loses!
PS: I think the Bible has a description of these people, too.
“So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.”
Acts 19:32 NASB
http://bible.com/100/act.19.32.nasb
Alan L. Buhler,
LtCol, USAF, Retired
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Alan, could not have said it better. I love the scripture reference. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11 really fits what is going on as well. It is really disheartening to watch this, as all the protesting is based on LIES they have been told and believe. And since this generation is not being taught sound anything in school and college/university, they really believe that what they are protesting is legit. Very sad.
Alan,
I am very saddened when any of the protests include violence (which here in Portland has been a minor part of those demonstrations), but would offer an alternate thought for why people are protesting. I don't believe it is due to having lost, because Clinton was not that attractive a candidate, but out of fear for the potential consequences of electing a man who has bragged about sexually assaulting women, is endorsed by the KKK and is appointing people to powerful positions who espouse racist philosophies. Let's not forget that there were demonstrations 8 years ago after Obama was elected, including many racist themes.
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